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[D3anna]

Great doctor he has...I can't imagine a doctor would say that, that's crazy!!
Like Lyssie said though, Not eating veggies is not doing atkins.

I understand how huge your problem is..it's sad that he won't eat anything. I don't think he will be very successful in losing weight on this program if he doesn't change.

I have 1 question....Doesn't he get constipated???? lol

[michelle23464]

Originally Posted by Lyssie

Not eating veggies is not doing Atkins. There is no way to compromise on this.

On the other hand, there are a *ton* of different recipes available for veggies... and they don't need to be green. I was never someone who liked veggies - would order a chef salad without the salad part - and have actually grown to like a lot of them (okay, not lettuce or brussel sprouts). Maybe check out some of the recipe boards and make up small batches of things for him to try. Cauliflower can be eaten as a mashed potato, fried rice, or coated in cheesy goodness. Pumpkin can be made into a spicy chili lime type of thing, there are soups available (I don't like soups either but will actually eat these too) that you can make, plus you get to put as much butter as you want on everything!!

There are vegetarians why cant there be meatarians? As I said he will eat spaghetti sauce with onions and celery but they have to be dissolved in the sauce. No chunky veggies at all. He orders his food all meat no veggies. He eats no soup either as most have veggies. He will sometimes eat around some veggies but most time he wont.

I see I am in a world all my own here.

Lord help me.

Michelle

[michelle23464]

Originally Posted by D3anna

Great doctor he has...I can't imagine a doctor would say that, that's crazy!!
Like Lyssie said though, Not eating veggies is not doing atkins.

I understand how huge your problem is..it's sad that he won't eat anything. I don't think he will be very successful in losing weight on this program if he doesn't change.

I have 1 question....Doesn't he get constipated???? lol

He takes fiber pills to add fiber to his diet. He also eats higher fiber foods like oatmeal, nuts, fig newtons and high fiber cereal and breads with added fiber.

All of these those are high in carbs. He usually eats rice or some form of starch with his meals. We have looked at adding flax seed to his diet as well. He drinks lots of water.

In the 5 yrs that we have been together he has not eaten any veggies. Pizzas are meat lovers. Chinese food is all meat no veggies. He will eat pickles on hamburgers.

Michelle

[Lyssie]

Originally Posted by michelle23464

There are vegetarians why cant there be meatarians? As I said he will eat spaghetti sauce with onions and celery but they have to be dissolved in the sauce. No chunky veggies at all. He orders his food all meat no veggies. He eats no soup either as most have veggies. He will sometimes eat around some veggies but most time he wont.

I see I am in a world all my own here.

Lord help me.

Michelle

Because, Michelle, being a "meatarian" is not a healthy lifestyle. I believe the problem that's happening here is that Atkins is meant to be a healthy way of eating for the rest of your life. Atkins is meant so that, when it's followed exactly, you don't need to be taking supplements the rest of your life to ensure that you're getting in enough fiber.

If Atkins as written, is saying that your calories in a day are to be made of 65% fat, 30% protein, and 5% carbs, and that the 5% of carbs is supposed to be from veggies... I really feel like your husband's way of eating is just incompatible with Atkins.

This is not to say that I don't believe if he cut carbs, and just ate fat and protein, that I think he wouldn't lose weight. I just think it's extremely unhealthy and it's not something I would recommend. It is also *not* Atkins.

I'm sorry that you feel like you're all alone in this, but all of us who have made the commitment to living Atkins, have made that commitment to do it "By the Book" which includes eating our veggies and exercising and drinking 500 million ounces of water. I am sorry that nobody will provide you the answer your looking for - that he can do Atkins without veggies - because the truth is that nobody can.

[Georgiana]

I agree with the others. If he wants to do Atkins, he has to eat veggies.

Does he eat ketchup? You can use tomatoes and make your own ketchup. Or salsa? Flax crackers or cheese crackers with salsa are really good.

Other than that, I don't have too many ideas...

[Razzle39]

Were you there when the doctor stated this? Your husbands diet is a rite of passage for early demise. Why would a doctor not try to help him with this issue? How old is hubby? I feel for your issue here Your DH and his diet regime is not the norm.
My cousin was the same way...yes there are two of them! He was a marine and I say was because he was given a medical discharge. He collapsed during a training exercise and was found to have a cardiac condition. He was 6'2 and weighed 165 pounds soaking wet. His condition was contributed to his lack of a healthy diet. He lived on meat and potatoes only...not to mention McDonalds hamburgers. He was 24 years old and wanted to make a career out of being a marine. It was all he ever wanted to be. Currently he is 27 in school and eats vegetables. The marines went out the window. The psychological component that contributed to his pre-medical distaste of veggies has been overcome. Yes, reading between the lines, I am saying my cousin was not well balanced in the head when it came to food!
The Atkins diet is a way of life that leads to eating naturally healthy foods. This aversion to green things and vegetables means DH is not going to be a candidate for Atkins. It doesnt mean you cant still join us. Maybe you will motivate him.

[michelle23464]

Thanks I will just figure this one out on my own.. I was not kidding that he wont eat veggies. I cant force the man to eat them. I asked for ways to fix food that didn't include veggies so that we didn't eat the same thing over and over.



Michelle

[FLdoodette]

Hi again, Michelle ... as the very wise Razzle said, just because your hubby doesn't want to get with the program doesn't mean you can't! And, she has a point ... once he sees you getting slimmer and healthier, he might think twice about the "NO VEGGIES!" rule

We're not trying to bust your chops, hon ... but Atkins stresses the importance of healthful choices, and that means eating vegetables.

P.S. I think your hubby's doc is a quack! Either that, or he just told you that's what the doc said so he wouldn't hear anymore about it from you! (Hey, I'm married, too!)

[michelle23464]

Originally Posted by FLdoodette

Hi again, Michelle ... as the very wise Razzle said, just because your hubby doesn't want to get with the program doesn't mean you can't! And, she has a point ... once he sees you getting slimmer and healthier, he might think twice about the "NO VEGGIES!" rule

We're not trying to bust your chops, hon ... but Atkins stresses the importance of healthful choices, and that means eating vegetables.

P.S. I think your hubby's doc is a quack! Either that, or he just told you that's what the doc said so he wouldn't hear anymore about it from you! (Hey, I'm married, too!)

No matter how thin I get he will never eat veggies.. Some people cant take the chemicals in veggies and some people have texture issues with food. His doctor told him he didnt need to eat veggies for vitamins if he took a daily vitamin and he could get the fiber in other ways. No I do not think he lied since I have NEVER bugged him about eating veggies. He asked his doctor because of constipation issues that he knows is from not eating enough fiber and that is when the doctor told him to get more fiber in other ways if he didnt like veggies. I personally love veggies and what veggies he does not eat I eat.

I have been eating low carb most of my life as I knew it kept my sugar levels in check. I actually had to come off a low carb diet to prove to my doctor that I was in fact diabetic. When all he looked at was my a1c numbers.

Michelle

[Lyssie]

I'm sorry if you feel like I was bashing you. THere are a lot of induction recipes available that don't have veggies in them. However, as I said before, he is not doing induction or Atkins. You can check out sites like: Low Carb Luxury, Or Linda's Low Carb, I know there's another one but I forget it off the top of my head.